Key-ring attachment



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AMOROUS O. JONES, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

KEY-RING ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,028, dated March17, 1885.

Application led January 2, 1885.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AMoRoUs O. JONES, of Flint, in the cou'nty ofGenesee and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulIniprovements in Key-Rng Attachments; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing 'is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inattachments to keyrings or rings adapted to allow keys to be detachablysecured thereto.

It frequently happens that persons in travcling from place'to place losetheir bunch of keys, and are put to great inconvenience andA sometimesto pecuniary loss thereby. Many` devices are employed to lead to thereturn of the keys by the finder-such as a little plate with the ownersname and address stamped or engraved thereon and attached to the ring;but, of course, this becomes comparatively valueless if the ownerchanges his address Without having such change made on his plate, andthis in most instances he neglects to do.

The object of this invention is to provide a device so constructed thatthe finder may be notified of the name and address 0f the owner, withdirections for forwarding the lost keys, and so arranged that the ownercan change his address by the simple use of his pencil, when necessary,as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved key-ring attachment. Fig.2 shows the parts thereof in section.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents a small cylinder, closed at one end and open at the other.The closed end has a narrow slot out through for the purposeshereinafter explained. A plug, B, is fitted into the open end of thecylinder, and to the inner end of this plug is secured the wire O, bentback upon itself so as to form a loop, a, and with the (No model.)

Wound around the whole wire, and paper enough may be so wound that, wheninserted within the cylindenit will iill the same. Then the plug andwire are inserted in the cylinder, the loop ofthe wire will pass throughthe slot in the closed end ot the cylinder, and through this projectingloop the key-ring is passed, thereby not only locking the partstogether, but also att-aching` the bunch of keys on the ring to thecylinder, which latter may have stamped or engraved thereon the wordsopen me, or other words of similar import. Upon the paper thus inclosedthe owner will write his name, address, and directions to the finder howto return the lost keys to the owner, and even theoffer of a reward forso doing, or any other pertinent matter.

This device should be made of metal and as ornamental as may be desired,even handsome enough to be worn as a watch-charm.

As amattachment to shoppingbags, purses, tc., it will be found equallyvaluable.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a device for the purposedescribed, the combination, wit-h the cylinder A, of the plug havingsecured thereto two parallel wires formed of one piece and terminatingin a loop, for the double purpose of holding blank paper and affordingmeans for securing t-he key ring thereto, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the cylinder A and the plug B, carrying the wireO, with a keyring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

AMOROUS O. JONES.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY.

